Rainbow Beach has everything to offer the adventurous sun seeker, with camping spots in every direction, the world’s largest sand island a short ferry ride away and spectacular coloured sands along the coastline. A hire car is the ideal choice to visit this region as you can pick and choose your favourite location to base yourself and spend the rest of your holiday enjoying the idyllic surroundings.

Located close to three hours drive from Brisbane, it is easily reached via the Bruce Highway just past Gympie. It is often known as the gateway to Fraser Island and is surrounded by the incredible Great Sandy National Park. Read the rest of this entry »

Queensland’s Sunshine Coast offers such a diversity of attractions and stunning natural beauty that you really need to set aside at least a week to explore this tropical paradise. There are so many reasons why this is one of Australia’s most popular car hire destinations. With some of Australia’s best beaches and rivers, tropical rainforests and camping sites, there is something here for everyone.

The climate is one of the best attributes of the Sunshine Coast, being mild in winter and having an average sunshine rate of seven hours in summer.There is no wonder people flock from around the world to visit its beaches, mountains and towns. Read the rest of this entry »

Federation Square, we call it Fed Square. This is our public place, the hub of Melbourne. It connects the Melbourne city grid with the Yarra River and Southbank. There is often something on, such as free concerts or live broadcasting of a major Melbourne event. Fed Square is surrounded by cubic structures housing various museums, including the Ian Potter Centre, the Australian section of the National Gallery of Victoria. A must for the art lover!

From there, take a walk along Birrarung Marr, the stretch of the Yarra from Fed Square to the MCG (the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground). It’s the best place from which to enjoy the spectacular Melbourne skyline. There are large sized sculptures along the tree-lined river promenade, and the Federation Bells that ring through the air various times a day. Read the rest of this entry »

According to an American travel magazine Conde Nast Travel, Sydney is the world’s top city, leaving such famous travel destinations as Florence, San Francisco and Bangkok far behind. Also note that this Australian megapolis got the status of the friendliest city in the world. If you’re still not ready for a personal visit to Sydney, why not make an imaginary trip?

The regular bus will take you from the airport to the city centre, Alfred street. So, you’re at the Sydney harbour. On the left there is a famous Harbour Bridge, the 20th century architectural miracle. On the right there is a huge Sydney opera shell. Read the rest of this entry »

Australians say that people tend to fall into one of either two camps, Melbourne or Sydney. The rivalry between the two cities is legendary, so much so that when it came to choosing a capital of Australia in 1908, the non-descript Canberra was chosen, slap bang in the middle, rather than pitting these two lovely places against one another. Melbournites think Sydney-siders are shallow and vain. Sydney-siders think Melbournites are a bit snobby and constantly dressing in black. But if you go on holiday to Sydney and take some time to suck in that glorious atmosphere, you’ll realise that its people are having way too much of a good time to bother themselves with petty rivalries and back-biting, but then this is coming from someone who’s passionate about Sydney and everything it has to offer. Here is my pick of the very best bits! Read the rest of this entry »